Posted by: itstiffanyanne | June 23, 2008

Co-sleeping is murder?

Recently, a friend of mine posted something saying not to let your infant sleep in your bed because you could be charged with murder if he or she passes away. For the first few months of my daughter’s life, we did co-sleeping. I awoke each time she made a peep and was always conscious of her presence in my bed. A personal opinion of mine is that co-sleeping can be hazardous to those who are very heavy sleepers and who toss and turn often. I am a single mother so obviously, I didn’t have to worry about anyone else’s sleeping habits. So many deaths in the media make it sound like you are a bad parent if you practice co-sleeping and that’s just ridiculous. Plenty of the mothers that I know have happy, healthy babies after or while still co-sleeping. Thank for the reputation, media.


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  1. Meh. People are stupid sometimes.

    I agree with you about the cosleeping. And, as a member of the media, there’s a reason why I don’t work on stupid, sensationalized stories like that.

  2. The same thing that keeps people aware of the edge of the bed and stops them from rolling onto the floor keeps parents aware of their child and prevents them from rolling onto them. Of course there are always things that prevent that. Drinking, some medications, etc…


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